Junos OS (SRX firewalls)
CVE-2026-101992: A BGP peer causes an rpd crash when automatic VPLS site ID is used
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured BGP peer to cause an rpd crash via a BGP VPLS signaling update.
Published Juniper Networks advisory JSA112187
Automatic summary from the vendor's CVE record. We haven't written a full analysis of this vulnerability yet.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Junos OS 0 | 23.2R2-S7.7 or later |
| Junos OS 23.4 | 23.4R2-S8.13 or later |
| Junos OS 24.2 | 24.2R2-S5.5 or later |
| Junos OS 24.4 | 24.4R2-S5 or later |
| Junos OS 25.2 | 25.2R2-S2 or later |
| Junos OS 25.4 | 25.4R1-S3 or later |
| Junos OS 26.2 | 26.2R1-S2 or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 0 | 23.2R2-S7.7-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 23.4 | 23.4R2-S8.11-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 24.2 | 24.2R2-S5.6-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 24.4 | 24.4R2-S5-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.2 | 25.2R2-S2-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.4 | 25.4R1-S3-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 26.2 | 26.2R1-S2-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 23.4X100 | See the advisory |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.2X100 | 25.2X100-D35-EVO or later |
| Junos OS Evolved 25.4X300 | 25.4X300-D40-EVO or later |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
In short
A flaw in the routing protocol daemon of Junos OS allows a configured BGP peer to send a malformed VPLS signaling update. This improper input validation causes the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. The attacker requires an adjacent network position and an existing BGP peering configuration, but does not need authentication or user interaction to trigger the issue.
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The vendor's description
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a configured BGP peer to cause an rpd crash via a BGP VPLS signaling update.
Am I affected?
[ protocols bgp ... neighbor family l2vpn signaling ] [ routing-instances protocols vpls site automatic-site-id ]
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Exploitation
Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 19 Oct 2026.